Ledbetter v. State

When I got to the stove I stumbled over some wood, and she just behind me stumbled over the same. I said, ‘God Almighty,’ or something to that effect. She said, 'What was that?’ and I said, ‘Stove-wood.’ I got me a drink of water and was standing on the ground outside. She had drank, and was standing on the step with her hand on my shoulder, and all at once she began to scream and grabbed the water bucket and threw it at me. I went on off. I thought I would go down to Freeman’s and go to bed. My head was aching very badly. From that time I did not remember anything else. I remember stepping…